Muslims as victims? It is Muslims who "threaten basic freedoms in the nation."

Unindicted-coconspirator-in-a-federal-terrorism-funding-trial CAIR and the rest of the Islamic alphabet are fronts for the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States, whose stated goal is to bring down Western Civilization from within.

This is the enemy within:

"the Messenger of Allah . . . would say: 'Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war. . . . When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. . . . Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from fighting against them. . . . If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them . . .'" (Muslim Book 19, Number 4294).

"Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued" (Qur'an 9:29).

"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter . . . " (Qur'an 5:33).

Ibn Kathir says of this verse: "'Wage war' mentioned here means, oppose and contradict, and it includes disbelief, blocking roads and spreading fear in the fairways. Mischief in the land refers to various types of evil." So, Muhammad requires execution, crucifixion, or cutting off hands and feet from opposite sides for "disbelief."

"Allah's Apostle said: 'I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle [. . .] if they perform that, then they save their lives and property from me . . . '" (Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 24).

"It is not for any prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land. Ye desire the lure of this world and Allah desireth (for you) the Hereafter, and Allah is Mighty, Wise" (Qur'an 8:67).

"Allah’s Apostle said, '. . . I have been made victorious with terror . . .'" (Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220).

The Old Testament passages refer to capital punishment under the Mosaic Law for the people of ancient Israel only; the Revelation passage is speaking of Christ's Judgment, not men's; and the last verse denies hospitality to false teachers.

Which one of those is even remotely morally-equivalent to Muhammad's open-ended, universal commands for Muslims to carry out genocide, rape, slavery, and extortion against all non-Muslims to make the world Islam?

Allah and his false prophet command the faithful to convert, subdue and humiliate, or kill non-Muslims to make the world Islam

Devout Muslims wishing to deceive ignorant and gullible non-Muslims (and those craven, ignorant and gullible non-Muslims who wish to be deceived) often attempt to discredit and demonize critics of Allah and his prophet by accusing them of "Islamophobia," "racism," or "extremism."

When allowed to speak for themselves, Allah and his apostle prove such accusations to be only pitiful and deceptive ad hominem attacks and red herrings. The words of Allah and the example of Mohammed are recorded in Qur'an, ahadith collections, and sira. In these texts, Allah commands the converting, subduing and humiliating, and killing of non-Muslims to make the world Islam.

Following is some of that which the devout fear you'll discover.

I. MUHAMMAD THE GENOCIDAL MONSTER

These open-ended, universal commands for offensive warfare against those who refuse to convert to Islam or submit to its tyranny sum up nicely the predicament that's faced non-Muslims around the world for nearly one and one-half millennia:

"the Messenger of Allah . . . would say: 'Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war. . . . When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. . . . Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from fighting against them. . . . If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them . . .'" (Muslim Book 19, Number 4294).

"Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued" (Qur'an 9:29).

"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter . . . " (Qur'an 5:33).

Ibn Kathir says of this verse: "'Wage war' mentioned here means, oppose and contradict, and it includes disbelief, blocking roads and spreading fear in the fairways. Mischief in the land refers to various types of evil." So, Muhammad requires execution, crucifixion, or cutting off hands and feet from opposite sides for "disbelief."

"Allah's Apostle said: 'I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle . . . '" (Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 24).

"It is not for any prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land. Ye desire the lure of this world and Allah desireth (for you) the Hereafter, and Allah is Mighty, Wise" (Qur'an 8:67).

"Allah’s Apostle said, '. . . I have been made victorious with terror . . .'" (Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220).

"Allah's Apostle was asked, 'What is the best deed?' He replied, 'To believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad).' The questioner then asked, 'What is the next (in goodness)?' He replied, 'To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's Cause.' The questioner again asked, 'What is the next (in goodness)?' He replied, 'To perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). . .'" (Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 25).

"Say to the Unbelievers, if (now) they desist (from Unbelief), their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist, the punishment of those before them is already (a matter of warning for them). And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone (in the whole of the world). But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allah), then certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what they do" (Qur'an 8:38; ayah 39 from Noble Qur'an).

If you're going to call Islam a "religion," then prohibitions against evil found in Christianity/Judaism do not apply to "all religions."

"You shall not murder" is from the Bible. "kill the pagans wherever you find them . . ." is Qur'an.

Jesus committed no sin, spoke only the truth, healed the sick, raised the dead, died for the sins of the whole world (including Muslims), and resurrected. He commanded His people to love even their enemies.

On the other hand, Muhammad preached and practiced genocide, pedophilia, rape, torture, mutilation, slavery, theft, extortion, wife abuse, polygyny, religious and gender apartheid, deceit, and blasphemy, claimed the devil made him do it, and commanded others to do the same. In short, Muhammad "sacralized" the violation of all Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule.

You're missing the "fundamental" difference (pun intended) between the incident to which you refer and the ongoing jihad against Humanity: Union Carbide is not trying to slaughter or enslave all who refuse to submit to its tyrannical ideology.

The accidental death of innocents is terrible; the "sacralized" genocide, pedophilia, rape, and slavery of entire civilizations at Allah's command and in emulation of Muhammad's example is intentional and threatens us all.

The end result of people believing fervently in "Love your neighbor as yourself" will differ drastically from those who believe in "Say to the Unbelievers, if (now) they desist (from Unbelief), their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist, the punishment of those before them is already (a matter of warning for them). And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone (in the whole of the world)" (Qur'an 8:38-39).